Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Semiconductor metrology and defect classification using electron microscopy
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Application No.: US16198658Application Date: 2018-11-21
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Publication No.: US10580673B2Publication Date: 2020-03-03
- Inventor: Stilian Pandev , Alexander Kuznetsov
- Applicant: KLA-Tencor Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Milpitas
- Assignee: KLA Corporation
- Current Assignee: KLA Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Milpitas
- Agency: Huse IP Law
- Agent Charles C. Huse
- Main IPC: H01L21/67
- IPC: H01L21/67 ; H01L21/66 ; G06T7/00 ; G06K9/62

Abstract:
In some embodiments, a first plurality of electron-microscope images for respective instances of a semiconductor structure is obtained from a first source. The electron-microscope images of the first plurality show different values of one or more semiconductor-fabrication parameters. A model is trained that specifies a relationship between the first plurality of electron-microscope images and the values of the one or more semiconductor-fabrication parameters. A second plurality of electron-microscope images for respective instances of the semiconductor structure on one or more semiconductor wafers is collected. The one or more semiconductor wafers are distinct from the first source. Values of the one or more semiconductor-fabrication parameters for the second plurality of electron-microscope images are predicted using the model.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190214285A1 Semiconductor Metrology and Defect Classification Using Electron Microscopy Public/Granted day:2019-07-11
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